expiated

past tense of expiate
as in redeemed
to make up for (an offense) Yom Kippur is the holy day on which Jews are expected to expiate sins committed during the past year

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Verb
  • That’s a lot to put on someone who will be redeemed and is a hero down the road.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Fantasy 5 winning tickets must be redeemed at one of the Florida Lottery district offices throughout the state.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • Many of these people are poorly paid, but some, such as travel nurses, are highly compensated.
    Paul Osterman, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That prompted Democratic Assemblymember Marc Berman to write a new bill to penalize content creators and political committees if the creator fails to state they were compensated.
    Sophie Austin, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
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  • Once the painting resurfaced, the museum repaid the insurer in late 2023, and Chubb subsequently confirmed that title to the work had been restored to the Guggenheim.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Tung Hsin had repaid 47 percent and planned to reach full reimbursement by December.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • The intravenous fluids supplied anti-nausea medication and corrected the electrolyte abnormalities that her lab work revealed.
    Paula Span, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Capital values across commercial property corrected roughly 19% peak to trough from 2022 to 2024, according to the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries, and multifamily continues to trade below peak pricing.
    Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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“Expiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiated. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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